<p>1) Summer school is not a program. It will help you get ahead, or give you a leeway to retake a class that you failed. Some people also take classes that are not in their curriculum, but have interest in.</p>
<p>2) You WILL have to take summer school if you choose to follow that plan. Or else plan on taking 20-25 units each quarter.</p>
<p>3) A GE is okay. Maybe two. It's hard to tell since you are first year, and getting easy classes out of the way is somethingn I wouldn't do grade-wise for special reason. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>If you're planning on graduating in 3 years, you're going to have to either (1) take summer courses (2) bulk up on courses throughout the year or (3) Both 1 and 2. The advantage of summer school, only if 3 is not applicable, is that you can ease up on the number of courses you have to take during the actual school year.</p>
<p>How many units are taken normally during summer? I'm planning to take three classes (15 units) in the session C (August 6 - Sept 16?). Do you think this is manageable?</p>
<p>thats way too many, unless you are a true workaholic and genius. 15 units is considered average for an 11 week quarter. so in a 6 week condensed summer session, 15 units is A LOT. most people take 2 classes and that's considered full time.</p>
<p>three classes is fairly crazy for one session of summer school. cut it down. next summer if you want/need to do summer school and maintain that many units, spread it out over the 2 sessions.</p>
<p>I agree, you're like me. I want to graduate in 3 years too. They probably wouldn't even let you take 15 units over the summer, lots of colleges limit it to about 12 for summer and about 20 for any other quarter otherwise you have to go through a lengthy appeals process to let them take it (normally after having attended the university for a couple quarters at least). Stick with two classes with 5 units each. That's what I'm doing (though not at UCLA, I'm staying home for the summer since I need to work as well so I'm going to a cc). But summer school is implied if you want to graduate early, that or have fun taking too many classes during the year. As far as advantages to taking it specifically at UCLA, you get to meet people before school starts, you get a feel for the UCLA campus from a student perspective and hopefully whatever adjustment issues you'll have will be over before fall starts, and it's a good way to raise your UCLA GPA (assuming you do well but hey, I think you will). Also, if you do a cc you have to worry about what classes transfer and for what requirements and how much credit. It's a pain really.</p>
<p>Nope, UCLA Summer does allow various students to take anywhere from 16-20 units, per <a href="http://www.summer.ucla.edu/FAQ/faq.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.summer.ucla.edu/FAQ/faq.htm</a>. 15 units in ONE session is definitely too much; remember that you're cramming one quarter's worth of work in half the time. I spread mine out with 7 units during Session A and 6 units during Session C. </p>
<p>I dunno, UCLA is a pain when it comes to taking life-science classes. Many of those LS-variant ones are UCLA-specific, and thus I have to take them at UCLA. That sucks, because I live in NorCal, and now I have only 2 weeks to spend back home. So, sometimes your classes will determine where you spend your summer schooling in. </p>
<p>Why would you want to graduate in 3 years? For some majors, like Psychobiology, you can take 4 classes for Fall, Winter, and Spring, and complete everything in 3 years. I'd just think that it would be better to get 4 years in, and take advantage of all the extracurriculars UCLA has to offer.</p>
<p>Jinobi: Wow, they do? Over both sessions or per session?! That's a lot of units, it's a shame I have to work though :/ Now I wish I didn't have a job...</p>
<p>Thanks BoelterHall! 9-5 everyday! How many units are you taking...???</p>
<p>One more quick question: </p>
<p>How can I look for an internship during summer? I looked into the Career center website but they can't give new students Bruin-view login information...</p>
<p>I need an intership desperately because I will probably have so much free time except on Monday and Wednesday!</p>
<p>Well, having a job isn't necessarily bad. Sure, losing all those possible units may irk you, but the job experience you gain can be move valuable. When you're applying to Work-Study positions, or internships, prior experience in a related area is very helpful. </p>
<p>Muhaha: </p>
<p>Well, if you can't use BruinView, Google potential businesses around Westwood that you'd be interested in interning for, and see if they'd be interested in taking you on as an intern.</p>